Jath Tola
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Posted - 2010.01.04 13:28:00 -
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 Originally by: Anosh
I have had similar discussions with an old returning player who got ganked afk in a hauler, and was incandescent. I pointed out to him the 3 golden rules of hisec transport, to no avail - he just didn't get it.
I believe the word you were looking for was "indignant", though it is entirely possible that he could be called incandescent for a brief, very bright moment during the ganking process. 
The long and short of it is that everyone involved in Hulkageddon is choosing to participate for their own reasons, be they malice towards miners, hatred of macros, a sense of superiority, financial gains, desire to impress the EvE community, competitive spirit, or just for laughs. Participants are largely aware that not everyone is taking part for the same reasons, but this is irrelevant. They have a common goal and so can work together.
Meanwhile, those on the other side (meaning the miners), have varying reactions to Hulkageddon. Some see it as a bit of excitement for a few days, to break the humdrum routine of stripping belts. Others see it as a bothersome hindrance that may cost them ISK. Still others see it as a slight against all humanity whose perpetrators should all die of colon cancer because they must be the next ******s/Stalins/[insert oppressive regime leader here]. What we see the most of on these boards are the vocal minority - those that cannot understand the reasons behind any actions with which they do not agree, and so condemn them out of hand.
I remember reading a psychology study that examined people's own beliefs against their perception of others' beliefs. It found that while moderate beliefs (e.g. miners who find Hulkageddon exciting or perhaps a bit of a bother, but nothing extreme) are the vast majority, these are also the least likely to voice their opinions or to assume that they are, in fact, in the majority. Interestingly, the more extreme the individual's beliefs, the more vocal they became and the more convinced they were that they were in the majority (perhaps explaining why they were willing to voice their extreme opinons).
What does this tell us about Hulkageddon? That most miners, if they're even aware of it, are likely not overly troubled by it. However, you're less likely to hear from them because, well, they just don't care enough. Meanwhile you're likely to see lots of screaming done by those that are truly against Hulkageddon, for the simple reason that they are of the impression that everyone agrees with them.
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